| 'Mckenna increasingly likely to leave Ipswich' on 12:01 - Jun 9 with 2766 views | PhilTWTD |
| 'Mckenna increasingly likely to leave Ipswich' on 11:47 - Jun 9 by Keno |
Where's Phil with his 'nothing in it' when you need him |
Not nothing in it, they are long-time admirers, but I don't think there's much in that other than speculation. I've heard from two sources from different angles that Fulham don't appear to know who they want yet. |  | |  |
| 'Mckenna increasingly likely to leave Ipswich' on 12:02 - Jun 9 with 2709 views | JakeITFC |
| 'Mckenna increasingly likely to leave Ipswich' on 11:58 - Jun 9 by Marshalls_Mullet |
I think most of the speculation last time was based on genuine interest. |
There is a difference between a club being interested and a manager (or his agents) saying he is looking/likely to leave. I felt the latter was quite unbecoming last time and it saddens me to see the same thing happening again now (whether he stays or not). There is a reason this same journalist will be ITK here, I would imagine. |  | | |
| 'Mckenna increasingly likely to leave Ipswich' on 12:04 - Jun 9 with 2668 views | homer_123 |
I remember posting similar a couple of years back.
If Clubs want our manager - that's a great thing for us - it means we are doing something right. It's a compliment.
Nothing is forever, KM will leave at some point and I would rather he left with us doing well and being successful. We can discuss the merits of where he goes and the timing to the nth degree.
KM leaving will inevitably bring challenges but on the face of it, we seem far better prepared for those challenges.
When he goes it will be with thanks for all he has done. He has a rightful place in our history. |  |
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| 'Mckenna increasingly likely to leave Ipswich' on 12:04 - Jun 9 with 2631 views | Marshalls_Mullet |
| 'Mckenna increasingly likely to leave Ipswich' on 12:02 - Jun 9 by JakeITFC |
There is a difference between a club being interested and a manager (or his agents) saying he is looking/likely to leave. I felt the latter was quite unbecoming last time and it saddens me to see the same thing happening again now (whether he stays or not). There is a reason this same journalist will be ITK here, I would imagine. |
Phil (and Joe probably) will confirm that it was more than just 'interest'. |  |
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| 'Mckenna increasingly likely to leave Ipswich' on 12:08 - Jun 9 with 2546 views | burnbudgiesburn |
| 'Mckenna increasingly likely to leave Ipswich' on 12:04 - Jun 9 by Marshalls_Mullet |
Phil (and Joe probably) will confirm that it was more than just 'interest'. |
I think the closest he came to leaving was when he had basically accepted the Palace job (in our first champ season after the 2-2 with WBA) but changed his mind.
Not sure it got that far down the road last time, other than his agents putting it out there he'd be interested in the United/Chelsea job if offered. |  | | |
| 'Mckenna increasingly likely to leave Ipswich' on 12:09 - Jun 9 with 2518 views | Marshalls_Mullet |
| 'Mckenna increasingly likely to leave Ipswich' on 12:08 - Jun 9 by burnbudgiesburn |
I think the closest he came to leaving was when he had basically accepted the Palace job (in our first champ season after the 2-2 with WBA) but changed his mind.
Not sure it got that far down the road last time, other than his agents putting it out there he'd be interested in the United/Chelsea job if offered. |
I think he was very close with Palace and Brighton. | |
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| 'Mckenna increasingly likely to leave Ipswich' on 12:09 - Jun 9 with 2512 views | Kieran_Knows |
| 'Mckenna increasingly likely to leave Ipswich' on 11:53 - Jun 9 by homer_123 |
They're not though - established Prem setup etc.
A lot, lot worse Clubs he could go to. |
Established? Really? Up until 2-3 years ago they had been a yo yo club for a few years. Lost their best player this summer and part of the reason why Silva left is because the owner wouldn’t back him in the transfer market. Feels an absolute sideways move to me, regardless of the fact that they might be 2-3 years ahead of us.
Brighton, United and Chelsea 2 years ago I could understand, even to some degree Palace. But Fulham? A mid table nothing club who can’t even be arsed to take cup competitions seriously. Hey ho, if he does go, hopefully he’ll enjoy the nice new shiny stand. |  |
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| 'Mckenna increasingly likely to leave Ipswich' on 12:10 - Jun 9 with 2510 views | tractorboy1978 |
| 'Mckenna increasingly likely to leave Ipswich' on 12:02 - Jun 9 by JakeITFC |
There is a difference between a club being interested and a manager (or his agents) saying he is looking/likely to leave. I felt the latter was quite unbecoming last time and it saddens me to see the same thing happening again now (whether he stays or not). There is a reason this same journalist will be ITK here, I would imagine. |
Yes - expect his agent is leveraging for something. Maybe a new deal with a bit more money and a lower release clause next summer? You have to say Ashton negotiated the release clause element of McKenna's contract very well two summers ago. | | | |
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| 'Mckenna increasingly likely to leave Ipswich' on 12:11 - Jun 9 with 2463 views | portmanking |
| 'Mckenna increasingly likely to leave Ipswich' on 12:02 - Jun 9 by JakeITFC |
There is a difference between a club being interested and a manager (or his agents) saying he is looking/likely to leave. I felt the latter was quite unbecoming last time and it saddens me to see the same thing happening again now (whether he stays or not). There is a reason this same journalist will be ITK here, I would imagine. |
Yes, absolutely.
Trimboli is an utter c00nt. Someone who has completely zero moral/ethical compass. Which seems hugely at odds with Kieran, and surprises me why he chose that cretin to be his representative. | | | |
| 'Mckenna increasingly likely to leave Ipswich' on 12:12 - Jun 9 with 2422 views | Marshalls_Mullet |
| 'Mckenna increasingly likely to leave Ipswich' on 12:11 - Jun 9 by portmanking |
Yes, absolutely.
Trimboli is an utter c00nt. Someone who has completely zero moral/ethical compass. Which seems hugely at odds with Kieran, and surprises me why he chose that cretin to be his representative. |
Good cop, bad cop. | |
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| 'Mckenna increasingly likely to leave Ipswich' on 12:13 - Jun 9 with 2422 views | jasondozzell |
| 'Mckenna increasingly likely to leave Ipswich' on 12:01 - Jun 9 by PhilTWTD |
Not nothing in it, they are long-time admirers, but I don't think there's much in that other than speculation. I've heard from two sources from different angles that Fulham don't appear to know who they want yet. |
Uppa Phil! |  | | |
| 'Mckenna increasingly likely to leave Ipswich' on 12:13 - Jun 9 with 2422 views | Swoody |
| 'Mckenna increasingly likely to leave Ipswich' on 12:08 - Jun 9 by burnbudgiesburn |
I think the closest he came to leaving was when he had basically accepted the Palace job (in our first champ season after the 2-2 with WBA) but changed his mind.
Not sure it got that far down the road last time, other than his agents putting it out there he'd be interested in the United/Chelsea job if offered. |
It would not surprise me if it was Palace he ends up at as they thought they had Andoni Iraola in the bag a couple of weeks ago now they may have revisited Mckenna. | | | |
| 'Mckenna increasingly likely to leave Ipswich' on 12:14 - Jun 9 with 2384 views | Scoob94 |
| 'Mckenna increasingly likely to leave Ipswich' on 12:13 - Jun 9 by Swoody |
It would not surprise me if it was Palace he ends up at as they thought they had Andoni Iraola in the bag a couple of weeks ago now they may have revisited Mckenna. |
Haven't they all but confirmed the Lens manager? | | | |
| 'Mckenna increasingly likely to leave Ipswich' on 12:16 - Jun 9 with 2334 views | ThatMuhrenCross |
Would be sad to see him go, and really I don't think Fulham is a big enough step up to justify the upheaval. Plus, would they really want to pay £8m for someone there's every chance they could just end up sacking in a few months time?
That said, I don't think McKenna is perfect option for a team "looking to survive". Someone more pragmatic and experienced in Premier League relegation fights might be a better fit for where we are right now.
Regardless of what happens, I'd prefer it was sorted quickly. |  |
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| 'Mckenna increasingly likely to leave Ipswich' on 12:18 - Jun 9 with 2273 views | hoppy |
| 'Mckenna increasingly likely to leave Ipswich' on 12:10 - Jun 9 by tractorboy1978 |
Yes - expect his agent is leveraging for something. Maybe a new deal with a bit more money and a lower release clause next summer? You have to say Ashton negotiated the release clause element of McKenna's contract very well two summers ago. |
Let me be clear on this... You could almost say we were very, very well protected in that deal. |  |
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| 'Mckenna increasingly likely to leave Ipswich' on 12:18 - Jun 9 with 2259 views | Devereuxxx |
I'm still sceptical of news that comes from a radio station which has to fill 24 hours of sporting coverage.
Creating stories just so they can talk about them, it's a self-fulfilling prophecy. |  | | |
| 'Mckenna increasingly likely to leave Ipswich' on 12:19 - Jun 9 with 2242 views | JakeITFC |
| 'Mckenna increasingly likely to leave Ipswich' on 12:04 - Jun 9 by Marshalls_Mullet |
Phil (and Joe probably) will confirm that it was more than just 'interest'. |
You seem to be missing the point - I know that Brighton (and Palace, and Chelsea and others) were interested in McKenna and probably spoke to him (and offered him the job in at least the case of Palace and Brighton) but that is different to having stories like the one in this thread out there. The latter only serves McKenna and his agents. | | | |
| 'Mckenna increasingly likely to leave Ipswich' on 12:20 - Jun 9 with 2228 views | portmanking |
The galling thing for me is, has he *really* seen this project through? I'd say not.
What is the project at Fulham? Bumble around in 13th (yes, I know we'd take that if offered right now). But surely our ceiling is far greater than Fulham's if our investors continue to believe.
We have a diaspora of 1,000,000 people within 60 mins of Ipswich. There's nothing stopping us from being a European club again. Fulham are a London club in the shadows of other bigger neighbours and have to offer a neutral stand. I mean, really.
If and when he goes, I expected it to be for an elite job, not a sideways option. Not after 5 years of building us back up. | | | |
| 'Mckenna increasingly likely to leave Ipswich' on 12:22 - Jun 9 with 2164 views | Wacko |
| 'Mckenna increasingly likely to leave Ipswich' on 12:20 - Jun 9 by portmanking |
The galling thing for me is, has he *really* seen this project through? I'd say not.
What is the project at Fulham? Bumble around in 13th (yes, I know we'd take that if offered right now). But surely our ceiling is far greater than Fulham's if our investors continue to believe.
We have a diaspora of 1,000,000 people within 60 mins of Ipswich. There's nothing stopping us from being a European club again. Fulham are a London club in the shadows of other bigger neighbours and have to offer a neutral stand. I mean, really.
If and when he goes, I expected it to be for an elite job, not a sideways option. Not after 5 years of building us back up. |
I agree. I've always thought his best option would be a Leipzig or Leverkusen and then hit a top 6 Prem team after some European experience | |
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| 'Mckenna increasingly likely to leave Ipswich' on 12:24 - Jun 9 with 2145 views | keanekipper |
Kind of at peace with it, if it happens now. After first promotion it felt like it would of derailed everything but not now feels like the squad is more malleable now to that one. | | | |
| 'Mckenna increasingly likely to leave Ipswich' on 12:26 - Jun 9 with 2075 views | Illinoisblue |
If we lose him to Fulham that’s going to be sickening. |  |
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| 'Mckenna increasingly likely to leave Ipswich' on 12:26 - Jun 9 with 2075 views | _CliveBaker_ |
| 'Mckenna increasingly likely to leave Ipswich' on 12:20 - Jun 9 by portmanking |
The galling thing for me is, has he *really* seen this project through? I'd say not.
What is the project at Fulham? Bumble around in 13th (yes, I know we'd take that if offered right now). But surely our ceiling is far greater than Fulham's if our investors continue to believe.
We have a diaspora of 1,000,000 people within 60 mins of Ipswich. There's nothing stopping us from being a European club again. Fulham are a London club in the shadows of other bigger neighbours and have to offer a neutral stand. I mean, really.
If and when he goes, I expected it to be for an elite job, not a sideways option. Not after 5 years of building us back up. |
Agree with much of that but future potential and the here and now are different things. Keeping us up is a bigger task than getting Fulham to 13th IMO, and the latter for a couple of seasons would probably be enough to get McKenna a bigger job. I think those calling it a sideways step are underplaying the appeal of a club that have finished 10th, 11th, 11th & 13th in the past 4 years.
Obviously I hope he doesn't go, but I can see the merit in it from KM's perspective. |  | | |
| 'Mckenna increasingly likely to leave Ipswich' on 12:27 - Jun 9 with 2030 views | tractorboy1978 |
| 'Mckenna increasingly likely to leave Ipswich' on 12:20 - Jun 9 by portmanking |
The galling thing for me is, has he *really* seen this project through? I'd say not.
What is the project at Fulham? Bumble around in 13th (yes, I know we'd take that if offered right now). But surely our ceiling is far greater than Fulham's if our investors continue to believe.
We have a diaspora of 1,000,000 people within 60 mins of Ipswich. There's nothing stopping us from being a European club again. Fulham are a London club in the shadows of other bigger neighbours and have to offer a neutral stand. I mean, really.
If and when he goes, I expected it to be for an elite job, not a sideways option. Not after 5 years of building us back up. |
Ultimately comes down to how confident McKenna is in our squad and recruitment strategy this summer for me. And if he truly believes he can keep us up. Fulham is one of those that really shouldn't be enticing enough if he does believe in the project here. | | | |
| 'Mckenna increasingly likely to leave Ipswich' on 12:29 - Jun 9 with 1987 views | Paul |
| 'Mckenna increasingly likely to leave Ipswich' on 12:24 - Jun 9 by keanekipper |
Kind of at peace with it, if it happens now. After first promotion it felt like it would of derailed everything but not now feels like the squad is more malleable now to that one. |
That's where I am at. Just want it resolved one way or another quickly rather than having weeks of this. |  | | |
| 'Mckenna increasingly likely to leave Ipswich' on 12:29 - Jun 9 with 1971 views | John_Warks_Willy |
| 'Mckenna increasingly likely to leave Ipswich' on 12:01 - Jun 9 by PhilTWTD |
Not nothing in it, they are long-time admirers, but I don't think there's much in that other than speculation. I've heard from two sources from different angles that Fulham don't appear to know who they want yet. |
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